CVE-2007-5436

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in ScanObjectBrowser.DLL in G DATA Antivirus 2007 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters to the SelectPath function. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries in most environments, since it is not marked as safe for scripting.

Published: 2007-10-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5436 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.95%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5436

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.64% 4.95% -0.69%
2 2026-06-01 5.71% 5.64% -0.07%
3 2025-03-30 5.71%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5436

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5436

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5436

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gdata antivirus 2007 cpe:2.3:a:gdata:antivirus:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5436

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